

I never saw a need for them to be looked down upon. I have been a believer in being open and having no pre-conceived judgements about homosexual people. I have been brought up being aware of the gender dynamics and the LGBTQ community. So, I didn’t have any second thoughts on taking this up. I knew that this has to be in the mainstream media and the conversation has to begin somewhere. Being a male director, he showed extreme understanding of the female emotions and everything that is involved, especially when it’s about the LGBTQ community. When he came to me with this script, I felt the concept was fresh and genuine. It showed the intensity of love, the grief of not being together, and also explored the frustration of how parents are apprehensive about the relationship," she says.

It was not a normal romance track or a feel-good melody, but had so much complexity. "I just felt that he tapped into the intensity of the relationship between Malar and Indhuja so well. The actress is also reuniting with composer Govind Vasantha after '96'. Being a trained dancer myself, I have never had an opportunity to showcase my talent." I absolutely loved playing a Bharatanatyam dancer, too. She says, "Anagha is an extremely promising actor and dancer. Gouri says that she and Anagha got along well, sat together, and spoke about what we believe personally as well. The video is interspersed with visuals of the women dealing with their parents after coming out of the closet. The video song narrates the story of two girls, who fall in love with each other when they get paired during a Bharathanatyam practice session. The recent music video Maghizini, starring Gouri K Kishan and Anagha, has crossed more than 2 million views on YouTube and has been receiving appreciation for being the first LGBTQ music video in Tamil.
